Tag Archives: Syria

Karagöz knits a sock on the head of the Turkish military

Posted on July 4, 2015 by lizcameron

Can you knit a sock on your head? These days, Karagöz sits with me as a make my way through the English-language Turkish press.  I like to keep up to speed on Turkish goings-on as much as I can so that … Continue reading →

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Hacivad Bey ponders a reader’s pained comment: On Christians and Muslims; Tears and corpses

Posted on October 12, 2012 by lizcameron

Today, we (me, M. and the Karagoz puppets) are nowhere near Tulum, Mexico – such are the vagaries of time-lapse blog travel.  Rather, I am home sick, with more blankets piled on top of me than there were mattresses under … Continue reading →

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Karagöz ignores the war drums, slinks back from Celtics-Fenerbahçe game

Posted on October 8, 2012 by lizcameron

Karagöz has been absent over the past few days – that impish puppet man with the screeching voice and penchant for somersaults – he is just blocking out the drums of war that we are hearing from Erdoğan’s now-infamous peace via … Continue reading →

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